Discussion

1. Discuss the importance of establishing a facility policy and procedure on the appropriate use of abbreviations in medical document filed in a patient's record. Describe issues that can arise if health information management professional are not properly trained in the documentation of medical records. Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

2. Explain regulations or laws that prescribe how health information professionals are to handle archived or inactive medical records. Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

3. Discuss the various ways that patient records are authenticated. Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

4. Describe each type of patient record format and how it is used. Outline the advantages and disadvantages of each type. Your response must be at least 200 words in length.